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Council approves rezoning and height variance for 8.52‑acre Zephyr Knoll hotel site, developer agrees to deed restrictions
Summary
Zephyrhills City Council voted 4‑1 on March 10 to rezone about 8.52 acres to C‑1 neighborhood commercial and to grant a conditional use to allow hotel buildings up to 48 feet. The developer agreed on the record to deeds restricting drive‑through restaurants, car washes and smoke shops to run with the land.
The Zephyrhills City Council on March 10 approved two related actions that clear the way for a proposed two‑hotel development on about 8.52 acres along U.S. 301: Ordinance No. 1498‑25 rezoning the parcel from R‑4 multifamily residential to C‑1 neighborhood commercial, and Resolution No. 847‑25 granting a conditional use to exceed the C‑1 height limit to allow buildings up to 48 feet. Both measures passed on recorded voice votes, 4‑1.
Todd Vandenberg, the city’s planning director, summarized the proposal and the city’s planning work: “They’re proposing a rezoning from R‑4, which is multifamily residential, to C‑1 neighborhood commercial,” Vandenberg said, and described an accompanying visioning process and a planned new “Zephyr Knoll” future‑land‑use category for the broader area.
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